Game and toy



July 6 1926.

. 1,591,064 A. WEISBERG GAME AND TO Y Olniginal Filed July 19, 1924 (mmmwmwmmmmm 7l o l. /8' 4 l \3 f i i @kp www Patented July 14,7926.

UNITED s TME-S51 1 PATENT OFFICE.;;

GAME AND mov.

appucation'medeuiy 19, *19274,Y serii'Nc.- masse. -Renwednvinber 141,` fleas'.-j

The invention lrelates to anl amusementapf paratus and resides more Aparticularly in an, apparatus comprising an elongated upwardly and rearwardly inclined table bearing a series .f

.of corresponding pairs yof pivoted wings or :doors arranged ina straight row, with thewings or doors of eachpair converging rearwardly andY substantially meeting at their free edges, and a series of marbles to be used by the players or usersvofthe apparatusand shot, with the thumb Aas usual, atthe con;

verging edges of the first pairof wings or doors and with thev purpose that: the marble should force its way as far through the Vrow ofl wings as ythe skillof v.the playerlmight admit, the pairs of ,wings or doors,one after. l another, opening outwardly under the nnpact of tliem'arble and automatically closing behind it. When themarble has spent its force inl traveling through the pairsof wings or doors, it will be deflected laterallyfby the then closed wings or vdoors just behind vita'nd of thel pairs owings or doors and strike aV target or'bell arranged on the upperrear Vportion ofthetable.y -Tlieplayers will re-y lthrough the-same, takenon the dotted line ceive diiferent counts accor-ding as the mar'- blesshot by them travel idifferentdistances through the rowof wings or'doors.

' The invention'will be read1l understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented,reference being had' to the accom-pV panying drawings, in which: Y

Figfl is a side elevation, partlyrbroken away and partly in section, of an lapparatus embodying my invention; i

Fig. 2 is a plan-view of the same; i l Fig. 3 is a plan, view,v partly vbrel/ren away and partly in sectiomof the same,"a marble being shownas having completed a shotand the dottedline indicating the lateralwdelecn tion of the marble toward one of the pockets` to arrest the same;

Fig. 4; is av vertical longitudinal section,

through a portion of the same, taken onl the A y ".ylhegdoorsy 13,14 areisoniewhat elongated",

i dotted line 4.-'-4 of Fig. 3; A. 1, u Y Fig. V5is av vertical transverse section 5-#5 of Fig. 8 andillustrating the ,marble ashaving'been caught in one 'of the side l frig. e is a perspective View ofV Vone eruit on the dotted line 7-7of Fig.'

In the dmW-ng's 10 designates anqelon-l.; gated upwardly and rearwardly vinermi table orgarne board having f an upwardly extending border rim or flange' 11 andbe` ing supported yat its reary portion by' ay fold l a` 'vertical rtransversesection` throughV a lportion of the4 apparatus,rtaken" wings o r doors detachedl from theapparat'rus, j

`able easel-bracket '12,while at its lower front' E end said table may rest.directly on any base'y on which the apparatus' may beplaoedylV `-p1-efer-ably Vforni thiejtable; 10' of sheet metal and give the sameanattractive finish.

Upon the table 10 is arranged a lstraight,`

row of corr'esponding pairs ioi'rpivotedfor',A

hinged wings jor door sfl'', llre'spectively,

these vwings or vdoors "preferably `heingjofl sheet i metaljajnd, in 'each pair, extending j rearwardly` fon-inclined converging lines towardfeach otherY and substantially meeting at their vfree '.edges, said Vwings or doors of eachpair being normallyk held in4 this inclined relation to eachk otherby stops 15,16 i

hereinafterv definitely described;y y,'.lhe pairs oWings-.or doors 13, llly arecorrespondingly spacedY apart,` andlany desired number' of these parslof doors,4 m'aypfbel appliedfupon the table 10', although myv experience is that I twelvepairsofthejdoors provide a'satisfac-z,

tory appara-tus.. The.. win ls or.

or frame 17, which is .preferably of sheet metalfand connected "withand suitably.

'spaced from the table lO'by meansr of rivet rodslS. The `frame-17 is of skeletonforma- 17 is of hoirformation atits edges, 'particularly 'at -its side edges,` the `metal-jef said frame being bent"v downwardly, as at 119,V 'and then "inwardlyyas at 20, .to vaffordsmooth' outer .edges at l9 and an` underlying border flange at 20,which I malte use ,ofinipivoting or hinrging the Vdoors* 13,514;

or oblong in outlineand are all alike inre-l spect to the detailsof their constructioniA lEachfdoor is a iiatsheetfofinetal and 'isfV doors is, ii'efand at right angles to t e table l0' and` are confined'loe-g;v tween said table'and anupper skeleton'plate" formedV on the fupp'er'and'rlower ends ofits Y outeredge with lower' and upperpivot pro-f `jvections 21, 22,'respectivelyg which -are adapted to smallV holes 23 formed in the table and'corresponding holes 24Y formed in the aforesaid flange20. .The doors are loosely sustained between the flange 2O and table 1() ,so that theyA may have a free swing Y inginoveinevnntheprojections 2l',v 22 and their bearing holes23, 24servinp,` to pivotally mount or hinge said doors. The lower edges of the doors 13, 14 are free of the table 10 except ata sinall portion k25 thereof ad,- y

1 jacent'to thehinged edge of the door,y this jdetailof construction beine' to avoid Yunneccessary friction` between the vlower edge of the door and theV ad]acent lsurface of the table 10. Y

4 The table 10V at the forward side of each j door and adjacent to the outer edge thereof,

` said doors in pairs become arrested-and norinally held in theirr rearwardly'converging relation shown, with their free edges kclose together but preferably Vnot touching each other. Y n Y' InY addition to the stops 15 for the vlower i edges of the doors'13, 14, I preferably provide theupper stops 16 for the upper edges of the doors toV coact with the stops 15 inv arresting' the pairs of doors in their normal A converging relation. VThe stops [16 are `formed by the forward edges Lof, notches 27 cut in the flanges V2O acent tothe. bearings 24 for4 the upper pivot projections 22 on the doors. 'In forming the projections'22fI rel-ce/ss'the upperedge of eachdoor, at' 28, and

this leaves the upper edgeof the doorjin position to lengage the stop-edge 16 of thenotch 27vin the closed position ofthe door. The notches27 are of such shape as not to inter- -fere with the opening of the doors"A to the limit allowed byv they edges 26 of said notches.

In assemblingl the parts of the apparatus I- first position all of the doors 13, 14 on the table 10 .and then .apply 4the upper frame v17 over the doors, with 'thebearing holes 24 in theV flanges 2() lowered Vover thepivot pro- ]ections, 22 on the doors, and I thereupon secure the frame 17 in'position by means ofV Vpairof doors closingbehind it, the marble L the rivet rods 18. Y Y' l Upon the. upper end portion ofthe table y 1() I preferablyl secure a bell or gongj'28,

which will be struck by a marble succeeding in passing through all of the doors ,on a single shot.A At theside portions ofthe table10 I provide' openings Vor pockets 29 ktherein to Vcatch marblesl deflected laterally y'by the intermediate'doors or bythe first pair yof doors, asl the case may be,these openmarble 30.

ingsor pockets 29` serving' to catch andretain the marbles 30.' V'

' On the top of the frame Y17V are arranged suitable score-numbers, as shown in Fig. 2,

denoting tlie'respective values'of the shots made when the marbles become arrested adjacent to said numbers. Y Y Y By reason of thefact that the" doors 13, 14 aierat a right angle tothe face of the table 1 0, the: said doors take anA inclined position from the vertical when the table l0 istilt ed to its operative position and supported on i the bracket 12, as shown Vin Fin'. '1. and rin this position of thedoors 13, 14 said doors have a natural tendency to close forwardly toward'each other and against the stops 15, 16. The tendency of the doors 13, 14to..

move to their initial position results intheV doors closing'automatically after `they have been opened rearwardly bythe impact of aV I do not deem itnecessary to employ bothk Y the vlowerstops 15 and upper stops 16 vfor the doors 13, 14, becauseV either setjof stops would serve to arrestthe-doors in their noi*- inal position, Vbut s forY completeness of inaiifu-k facture I prefer to use Vboth sets of stopsfv VThe upperframe 17 may take anysuit` i.

Vable outline, but the outline shown in Fing. 2 is onewell adapted for the purpose and exposes the operationV of the doors 13,14 and marble 30 when the apparatus is in iise,

V At the longitudinal center of the frame 17:1 Y i is .an `integral bar @which fcrosses the junctures of the free Vedges of the dooi-s"13, 14,

A1G@ l i and this bar affords acoiivenient'spacefor' the numerals indicating' the values ofthe shots and also serves to preventa v marble passing` through thesets ef'doors fronizbeing deflected upwardly from Ythe apparatus. The frame 17 serve'siunder all circumstances for confining a Ymarblek 30 when shot at theY y doorsfi-gaiiistA being deflected upwardly yeither Vdueto Va defective shot or otheicaus'e.v

The apparatus may be used by one person for his own aniusement'orby several persons playing,v in competition withl one another. A player will rest his 'handnn the lower forward flat portion' of the table 10- and. shoot a marbleV at the free edges'of the first pair of doors 13,' `14, and the impact ofthe marble will openY said fdoorsand the marble will probably Vpass inwardly between-a nuinf A ber of the succeeding doors Vand iially lose its force and be deflected laterally bythe finally reaching one of the pockets 29.` After considerable practice,a player maysho'ot the marblebetween all-of the doors of theV set and strike thejgong 28, this giving hini the highest score mark possible fora single shot. Some tactis required to so shoot the marble that it willronly passV between the firstY vpair of doors 13, 14, and hence on the scoring a player will receive fifty inarls l ybefore v:specifically described, since I' amf aware that many of these'may be variedv for` a shot 'of thiskind'.' `The values of the various shotsmade are indicated at the top of the frame' 17, as shownin Fig.` 2, but these value markings mayvary withinthe judgment of the manufacturer.V

Iwdofnot confine my invention to 4all of the details of form and ,construction hereinwithoutV departure VJfrom the spirit of my in# vention and Vwithin thev scope of the appended claims. l

` I contemplate` constructing the apparatus hereinbeforer described on a larger scale thany that indicated in the drawingsand to utilize the 'same' with a ball vorl'thelilre which will be larger than a marble, the ball finstead of being technically shot at the front pair kof wings orv doors jbeing pitched or slid or thrown against said doors. When vthe ap- V paratus is constructed on Vthe larger scale indicated there will Vbe no'. change therein,

eXcept'as to dimensions; lmention ythis so that it will bev understood that I vdo not limit my invention'wholly to theA use of what is technically known as a marble, and wherever I I have used the word marble 1n mytspeci-Y iication and claims I desire to have it understood that I include inthatexpresson any marble or ball to be projected f byv hand,

against the front pair of doors forcarrying Y out the operation hereinbefore described 4in referring to marbles. Y

Ill/That I claimv as my v to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A gaine apparatus of the character del-V` scribed comprising atable having thereona straight row of spaced-apart *independent pairs ofdoors hinged at ytheirouter edges and substantially coming Vtogether at their :tree edges and adapted to be opened rear- VVwar'dlyand in a direction from each other:

` and to close automatically, and a marble to be shot at the free -edgesof the front pair ofdoors and by its impact tojopen -and'pass said doors and also open and pass successive pairs of doors until its force has been spent.

' l2.A A game apparatus asclaimed' in claim '50A 1,in which theV doorsof each pair normally stand on rearwardly 'converginglines and are adapted to deflect a spent marble later-v ally `fromthe row of doors toa side portion of the table.

3. A game apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which the doors of each pair normallyV stand on rearwardly converging lines and Y are adapted to'k deflect a spent marble laterally from the row of'doors and in which the table at the sides of the successive'pairs or"V v, Vdoors is provided with pockets to receive the deflected marble at the point at which it ceased to operate. v Y

4.' A game apparatus as claimedin claim "1,1m which the table has means for support-V ing it inA an'upwardly and rearwardly inis openat its-'sides and ends.

invention rand desire.

clined.Y position', "i in 'which' said.- doors'l stand* i on la plane at right angles'to the faceof the table, in' which thedoors of'each'pair nor-1 mally standk onvrea'rwardly converging lines,j .and in which the table is provided at each' side. of the row' of doors with -pcclrets'-rtol receive ai spent marble deflected laterallybyvv the last 'doors Vit passed through.: i

` 5. A game apparatus H.as claimed11in'claiml", in which thegtable is adaptedv to-be supported in an upwardly and-rearwardly inapplied-closelyl yover the row: of doors and clinedY position, in Vwhich the {doors-fof each? pair normally stand lon rearwardly .convergf ing lines and `in which al skeleton frame is; f

SO` g 6. A game apparatus as `claimed in claim` l1,y in which thetable is adapted to be supported in Van upwardly and rearwardly in' Vclined position,` in which the doorsl ofeachf pair normally stand on rearwardly converging lines, vin which Va frame is applied closely over therow of doors and is yopen at its sides and ends, in which 'the table has pockets at the-sides of the-row of ydoors to receive spent marbles and inv which at the upper end ofthe table isprovided a gong orth'e like` to be engaged by a marble which @has passed through the. entire row of doors.

7. A game apparatus ofthe character de# scribedicomprising a table having thereon a straight rowofspaced-apart independent v l pairsf-of doors hinged at their louter edges and substantiallyr coming together at theirv ree edges and'adapted to be opened rearwardly "and in afdirection from each other and to close automatically7 the doors of each ico i pair normally standing. von rearwardly conends, andamarbleto be shotv atfthfe free verging-lines, v'a frameapplied closely over-- vthe-,rowjofv'doors and open at itssides and edgesof the frontfpair of door'sand by its l impact to `openandfpass said` doors and. also pair normallyV standing on rearwardly con-fl 1;,5

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8. A. game! apparatus and substantially coming together attheir verging lines, a frame applied closely over thel row of'doors andjop'en at its sides and ends, and a marble Vto be shot at the free edges of the frontfpair of doors and byits impact uto open and pass said 'doorsandalso open andpass successive pairs of doorsun-V- jtil its force has been spent, said-frame having alongits side edges underlying langes formed with angular notches whose'forward edgesserve as stops for arresting the doors inV their normal closedV position'andwhosey v frear edgesfserve as stops for arresting'the doors against undue opening movement, and

lthe means hinging said doors being pivot projections formed on the upper and lower ends of the outer edges ofthe doors and .hearlnoV holes :formed 1n said lliano'es 'at saidy notches for the upper projections and .cor-

responding vholes formed in said table `for,

Vthe lower projections. y

ported an upwardly 'andrearwardly in-` clined position, in which the doors yof eachV pair normally .standron rearwardly converging lines, in which a skeleton Vframe is closely applied over the row kof doors and is open at'its sides and Vends, in whiclipockets kare providedV along the sides of the row of doors to receive spent marbles, in -which stops are proyidedvto arrestthe doorsin their normal closed position, and Yin which stops areV provided-to arrest the doors lagainstundue yopening movement.` Y L Signed at N ew York city., in the county of New York and State of N ew York, this 18th day of July, A. 1);'1924.

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